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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:green">Welcome to this week’s roundup of the Land Use News!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Land Use News is an electronic news clipping service provided by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). Land Use News emphasizes local reporting and commentary on land use in Oregon
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://around.uoregon.edu/content/amtrak-offers-discount-duck-fans-traveling-home-games&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTAyNTYyMDkyNjY0MTA2ODUxOTcyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE1C8KxyfiqqtdwffRVvDet6_HHqQ"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Amtrak
offers discount to Duck fans traveling to home games</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">That's a real choice now that Amtrak Cascades has partnered with Travel Lane County, the Oregon Department of Transportation, the Lane Transit ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/cycling/index.ssf/2014/09/odot_seeking_comments_on_long-.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTAyNTYyMDkyNjY0MTA2ODUxOTcyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFIIkDEUUDOyQRRG0qA3pdalcol5A"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">ODOT
seeking comments on long-range plan for bike and pedestrian projects statewide</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">The Oregon Department of Transportation wants to know where the state should make investments in bike and pedestrian projects and is holding a ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.willamettelive.com/2014/news/blind-woman-challenges-salem-city-hospital/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTU2OTEyNjY2MTUxMTg0MTI2MjMyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFxZCvzX_HjwWgEy0FzhYvUSy3VEw"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Blind
woman challenges Salem city and hospital</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">WilliametteLive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">The filing was made to the State of Oregon's Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA.) At issue was the city council's July 28th vote to reverse a decision of ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014/09/overall-us-streetcars-just-arent-meeting-the-standards-of-good-transit/379516/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYCCoUMTU0ODY5MzUwNzM0NjYzOTY1MjYyGmUzYmVjMzFhMDliMjRjOTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFl2OpvIbmOyBpYtLHGLpGiIgmWnQ"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Overall,
U.S. Streetcars Just Aren't Meeting the Standards of Good Transit</span></a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">CityLab <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Since the U.S. streetcar revival relies heavily on transportation subsidies, ... Good public transportation requires trains or buses to run every 10 or 12 ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Pembina%2Bacquire%2Bpipeline%2Bsystem%2Binterest%2Bethane%2Bplant%2BUS650M/10167543/story.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTIyNTYxMzA4NTk3ODU0MDkzNzIyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFGpab0OBHjCgMFmk1CrHF0zTlMnA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Pembina
announces deals to export propane from Oregon, access Bakken resource</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Montreal Gazette
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">The deal is subject to regulatory approvals, including from the National Energy Board and the Canada Transportation Act. It is expected to close in the ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/09/02/america-is-rapidly-aging-in-a-country-built-for-the-young/?tid=sm_fb"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">America
is rapidly aging in a country built for the young</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Washington Post<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333">Although we seldom think about them this way, most American communities as they exist today were built for the spry and mobile.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/09/oregon_forestry_board_may_incr.html#incart_river"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Oregon
forestry board may increase tree buffers along salmon streams, first time since 1994</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Oregonian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon’s state Board of Forestry is working on balancing a healthy timber industry with healthy salmon runs.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2014/09/02/greenhouse-gases-warming-pacific-northwest/14975303/"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">The
Northwest is getting hotter, and humans are to blame</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Statesman Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">Human activity has caused the average annual temperature in the Pacific Northwest to increase by about 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit over the past century, a new report from Oregon State University shows.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2014-09-02/public-lands-wilderness/some-oregon-wild-places-in-limbo-as-wilderness-act-turns-50/a41180-1&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTM2NTQ5MTU2NTMzNTk2MTMxODIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEpk0B6cXfW8m9ubXsCoScJ-N5bNA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Some
Oregon Wild Places in Limbo As Wilderness Act Turns 50</span></a></span></span> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Public News Service
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Today, Oregon has about 2.5 million acres of protected wilderness, and ... in Oregon, all of which sponsor hikes and service projects on public land ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/08/oregon_spotted_frog_to_be_list.html#incart_river"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Oregon
spotted frog to be listed as threatened species because of lost habitat</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Oregonian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#363636">Twenty-three years after it was first proposed for protection by the Endangered Species Act, the Oregon spotted frog is being listed as a threatened species.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/longform/news/local/2014/09/01/years-later-wilderness-act-changed-oregon/14880675/"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">How
the Wilderness Act changed Oregon (and America)</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Statesman Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span lang="EN">As long ago as the Great Depression, and growing with time, a select group of conservationists from
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldo_Leopold">Aldo Leopold</a> to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Abbey">
Edward Abbey</a> began to believe that protecting nature within the National Park System was becoming a paradox.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2014/09/01/salem-keizer-transit-considers-route-changes/14893601/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYCSoTODc3NjU0MTIwMTc1NjQ3MTIwOTIaZTNiZWMzMWEwOWIyNGM5Njpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHrDiEyz-Yb-sHZiP-SphkL9d32TA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Salem-Keizer
Transit considers route changes</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Statesman Journal
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">The transit agency hasn't finalized its plans, but it intends to have route ... Transit officials have conducted a series of open houses to gather public ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/32075381-75/developer-still-teeing-up-to-create-golf-course-for-uo.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBioUMTUwNjkyOTk5MTU3MTAzMzA2NDYyGmMyYjUyMDhmZGI0N2RlZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEJOkk9oY3oZFJd8GBuAjMHCwZcVA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Developer
still teeing up to create golf course for UO</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Register-Guard
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">A proposed University of Oregon golf course near Creswell is chipping along behind the scenes while developers work out land use, wet lands and ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/08/portland_japanese_gardens_expa.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBSoUMTYwNTk5MzYwMDAyMjgxNTkzNzIyGmMyYjUyMDhmZGI0N2RlZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGdkrijvHK32D1RUSrC7UwZ4IvN2Q"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Portland
Japanese Garden's expansion plan moving ahead, with some neighbors satisfied and ...</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">City and garden staff testified that the hearings officer who approved the garden's land use reviews had correctly interpreted land use law.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.ktvz.com/news/rehab-planned-for-burned-e-oregon-sage-grouse-land/27886158&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzkwNDIwNTIyNDQwNTczOTI0NjIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEvtAuCBPY7dH9MUF5HhcIa8sSnYQ"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Rehab
planned for burned E. Oregon sage grouse land</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">KTVZ <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Federal officials say it could take a few years to rehabilitate sage and grass lands burned this summer in Eastern Oregon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://ijpr.org/post/1000-friends-oregon-watch-over-land-use-legislation&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNzkwNDIwNTIyNDQwNTczOTI0NjIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNF3IQKczI1MJ80KmW4poehE_I85sg"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">1000
Friends of Oregon Watch Over Land-Use Legislation</span></a></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Jefferson Public Radio
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Oregon's environmentally minded Gov. Tom McCall championed bipartisan passage of Oregon's pioneering land-use legislation in 1973. He called it ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Laura Lehman, AICP</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> | Land Use & Transportation Planner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Planning Services Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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